tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34072157600608647792012-02-16T04:01:36.552-08:00lkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432323148535227007noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407215760060864779.post-85894247065905609472008-12-05T12:21:00.001-08:002008-12-05T12:53:23.920-08:00<em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;">Bath-sized Ivory Soaps carved in 1996....<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/STmPbJJcEOI/AAAAAAAAA7k/XdWqyyew5p0/s1600-h/loudlady-kelen-16-1996.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276406134915993826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 123px" alt="be happy you don't have to listen to her" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/STmPbJJcEOI/AAAAAAAAA7k/XdWqyyew5p0/s320/loudlady-kelen-16-1996.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></em><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/STmPayhNF7I/AAAAAAAAA7c/u82WBGZG6DM/s1600-h/smeller-kelen-15-1996.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276406128841660338" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 91px" alt="Gentleman catching a Whiff" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/STmPayhNF7I/AAAAAAAAA7c/u82WBGZG6DM/s320/smeller-kelen-15-1996.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></em></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3407215760060864779-8589424706590560947?l=lindakelen-carvedsoap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432323148535227007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407215760060864779.post-2568566668796955392008-10-09T20:34:00.000-07:002008-12-05T12:54:59.838-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/SO7Ph8igUCI/AAAAAAAAAqg/h5xpk-aJiXM/s1600-h/car-kelen-2000.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255365997281431586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="could I actually put a pretty lady in a car....in a bar of soap?" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/SO7Ph8igUCI/AAAAAAAAAqg/h5xpk-aJiXM/s320/car-kelen-2000.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;"><em>Bath sized bar of Ivory Soap, carved in 2000.</em></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3407215760060864779-256856666879695539?l=lindakelen-carvedsoap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432323148535227007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407215760060864779.post-8140194104470651102007-12-08T18:07:00.000-08:002007-12-08T18:14:26.618-08:00<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;"><em>Bowler...bath sized Ivory soap...1996 <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/R1tPBoMnFwI/AAAAAAAAAgA/SBQy52_eBMI/s1600-h/bowler-kelen-1996.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141790288962328322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/R1tPBoMnFwI/AAAAAAAAAgA/SBQy52_eBMI/s320/bowler-kelen-1996.jpg" border="0" /></a></em></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3407215760060864779-814019410447065110?l=lindakelen-carvedsoap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432323148535227007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407215760060864779.post-86681972033477059062007-12-06T19:03:00.001-08:002007-12-06T19:11:47.898-08:00<em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;">Saint George and the Dragon....1996:</span></em><br /><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/R1i5MIMnFuI/AAAAAAAAAfw/gPxXAsn5mxk/s1600-h/stgeorge-kelen-1996.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141062592653367010" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/R1i5MIMnFuI/AAAAAAAAAfw/gPxXAsn5mxk/s320/stgeorge-kelen-1996.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></em></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3407215760060864779-8668197203347705906?l=lindakelen-carvedsoap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432323148535227007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407215760060864779.post-78562780290241920002007-09-14T14:41:00.000-07:002007-09-14T15:26:02.054-07:00<em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;">Real artists do nudes............</span></em><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/RusBrBetx5I/AAAAAAAAAbM/sxhAEiSlAx0/s1600-h/nakedlady-kelen-2003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110180040825227154" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/RusBrBetx5I/AAAAAAAAAbM/sxhAEiSlAx0/s320/nakedlady-kelen-2003.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="right"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;">....so, I carved a naked lady into a bath-sized bar of Ivory soap.....2003</span></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3407215760060864779-7856278029024192000?l=lindakelen-carvedsoap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432323148535227007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407215760060864779.post-86850683081956139472007-08-22T19:35:00.000-07:002007-09-14T15:16:01.500-07:00<em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;">I carved the tallest person I could</span></em><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;">in a bar of soap.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/Rszzo1_xVGI/AAAAAAAAAbE/6Yh04ZKX_Jw/s1600-h/2tall-kelen.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101720360918799458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/Rszzo1_xVGI/AAAAAAAAAbE/6Yh04ZKX_Jw/s320/2tall-kelen.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(bath sized Ivory...1998)</span></span></em></div><div align="right"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#999999;">He'll never be able to stand up.</span></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3407215760060864779-8685068308195613947?l=lindakelen-carvedsoap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432323148535227007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407215760060864779.post-20470390057528870172006-12-06T18:39:00.000-08:002006-12-06T19:07:48.149-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/RXd_lfGODXI/AAAAAAAAABc/uq40c1yBgNM/s1600-h/nakedladyfrontsmaller.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/RXd_lfGODXI/AAAAAAAAABc/uq40c1yBgNM/s320/nakedladyfrontsmaller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005609792825068914" border="0" /></a><span style=""><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">(Naked Lady on a Couch...1996. The books were cut separately)</span></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/RXeBdPGODZI/AAAAAAAAABs/sppBOOPpBJg/s1600-h/nakedladyviews.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cnQDpYiYqo4/RXeBdPGODZI/AAAAAAAAABs/sppBOOPpBJg/s400/nakedladyviews.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5005611850114403730" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">This is the last of these lounging ladies. The other three have been sold.</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3407215760060864779-2047039005752887017?l=lindakelen-carvedsoap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432323148535227007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407215760060864779.post-5548321488864595672006-11-17T18:53:00.000-08:002006-11-17T19:31:59.701-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/325164/elf-alone450signed.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/320/656251/elf-alone450signed.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >(one of Santa's workshop helpers....an older Elf....last of 5)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/634715/elf-3views.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/400/362575/elf-3views.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/325164/elf-alone450signed.jpg"> </a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3407215760060864779-554832148886459567?l=lindakelen-carvedsoap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432323148535227007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407215760060864779.post-30736017862383576492006-11-12T18:17:00.000-08:002006-11-13T08:12:14.972-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;">This looks very much like a retired investment banker I know..... </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/BillR-2.jpg"><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/320/BillR-2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Close friends know him as DollarBill.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />This is the only picture I've got of this one.<br />It was recently sold, and can be seen in <a href="http://www.so-oh-art.com/">Lincoln Nebraska</a>.<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3407215760060864779-3073601786238357649?l=lindakelen-carvedsoap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432323148535227007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407215760060864779.post-12774441394070246812006-11-11T19:36:00.000-08:002006-11-12T17:36:10.201-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;">I sold</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> these two as a couple. </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/Lady.0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/200/Lady.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/man.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/200/man.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/man.jpg"></a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/man.jpg"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/man.jpg"></a></span></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" ></span></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:78%;" > (the Lady, and the Man......1996)<br /> <br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/lady-frontback.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/320/lady-frontback.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/lady-frontback.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/man-frontback.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/320/man-frontback.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I was able to put them right onto the scanner.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3407215760060864779-1277444139407024681?l=lindakelen-carvedsoap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432323148535227007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407215760060864779.post-24972935044519827662006-11-11T06:11:00.000-08:002006-11-13T08:05:02.424-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;">This may be my oldest bar of soap.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/photographer.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/320/photographer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/1600/photographer5views.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/6411/415919892585554/400/photographer5views.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-size:78%;" >The Photographer...and his Deardorf view camera....1974.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">It was cut during the final years of the Rothbergian era.<br />Except for a broken tripod leg, that I've repaired,<br />it's survived quite well.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3407215760060864779-2497293504451982766?l=lindakelen-carvedsoap.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>lkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13432323148535227007noreply@blogger.com0